☆ Chapter 247 ☆
I huffed and puffed, pressing the spin wheel again.
‘This time, let it hit! Please. Please!’
[Congratulations!]
[You’ve won 100 Cash!]
Shit!
Seeing that devil grinning brightly along with the words ‘You’ve won’ made my murderous intent surge.
I grabbed a pillow and threw it straight at the spin wheel.
But the pillow simply passed right through the spin wheel.
The devil was still smiling gleefully inside the spin wheel.
“Ugh, I’m so pissed!”
I’d be content if I could just punch that face once!
“I’d rather just pay with real money…….”
What’s the point of being the richest person in the empire!
Even though oil money is piling up, I can’t even use it!
“I’d give ten times the 100 Cash, so please, just let me spend money…….”
Let me be reborn as a wallet warrior [someone who spends a lot of money in online games]!
[The obsession with money to solve everything is a societal ill of modern times.]
[There are things in life more precious than money.]
[Why not take this opportunity to appreciate the value of things that can only be obtained through effort, not money. 0<] "Aaaargh!" I couldn't stand it anymore and threw a punch at the spin wheel. "What effort! When you think about it, isn't this gambling!" The guy telling me to get Cash through gambling is kidding me! I was also pissed that a guy who never uses emoticons in his life only uses them at times like this. '……Should I just give up?' I flopped onto the bed and stared at the ceiling. I had a feeling that even if I spun it today, I'd only get 100 Cash. [Do you want to cancel the Cash draw?] "……No." I jumped up from the bed. 'I'm going to get it no matter what!' Ha, Seed needs to know this. This older sister not only used up all that Cash for you but is now struggling like this to get Cash……! This is the true love of a romance fantasy reader. [Are you sure you want Sidrian to know?] [About summoning a 15+ novel to kiss?] "I'm not summoning it to kiss! I just need our heroine unnie's [term of endearment for older sister] ability to take down Liliel!" [Yeah……. Sure.] Anyway, there's nothing I like about this devil. But still, it's better if Seed doesn't know. It's definitely not because I'm trying to summon a novel to kiss! Just in case Seed misunderstands! I spun the wheel again. [Congratulations!] [You've won 1000 Cash!] [Congratulations!] [You've won 3000 Cash!] [Congratulations!] [You've won 5000 Cash!] "Yes!" The 5000 Cash that suddenly came out like a lie after the bad luck made me cheer. Right, I'm working hard to level up and even getting Cash probability correction, so if I get 100 Cash twice, I should get 5000 Cash too. 'A total of 9200 Cash.' It's a shame I can't summon it to the end, but this is still okay. I decided to leave the additional rewards for later. "Then I should summon the novel now!" [Please tell me the 〈Novel〉 you want to summon.] The long-awaited first 15+ novel summon! There were naturally more than enough novels I wanted to summon. But I opened my mouth without hesitation. It's already been almost half a year since I turned 15. I had plenty of time to think about what to summon. "〈The Duke Who Kisses for 5000 Gold〉! All the chapters that can be paid for!" I shouted confidently, but somehow nothing appeared before my eyes. I yelled for no reason. "I'm definitely not summoning it to watch 15+ content! I'm saying I need this heroine unnie's ability! Really!" [Yeah……. Whatever. Who said anything?] [Summoning the novel 〈The Duke Who Kisses for 5000 Gold〉.] "……." Is it just my imagination that the title letters look small? Am I embarrassed? Is that it? * * * 'Oh my, oh my!' I lay sprawled on the sofa, burying my face in Akītus [her magical artifact]. 'Our heroine unnie is so charismatic. How can she……!' Not only the heroine unnie but also the male lead were a complete mess. 'That's why the marital bed collapsed! Even a bed made of dragon bones couldn't withstand that.' And our heroine unnie and male lead oppa [term of endearment for older brother/boyfriend] had tremendous concentration and will. Even when the bed collapsed, they didn't stop……! "Oh my, oh my!" I was bursting into giggles when it happened. "Miss? What are you looking at so intently?" Startled by the sudden question, I quickly covered Akītus and hid it behind me. "Ah, Anna?" "Why are you so surprised? Perhaps……." "N-No, I'm not surprised! It's just that someone suddenly appeared in a room where no one was." "Hmm." Anna's eyes narrowed. I avoided her gaze and quickly changed the subject. "W-Why didn't you knock and just come in? I'm all grown up now. Personal privacy is so important." Actually, Anna has always knocked before coming in since I was young. Anna chuckled, looking at my pouty cheeks. "Yes, our young lady is all grown up. And keeping secrets." "What secrets……." I hid Akītus even deeper. "I knocked, but there was no answer, so I was worried you might be sick, but I'm glad you seem okay." "Yeah……." I glanced at Anna, lowered my gaze, and said. "……I'm not particularly angry at Anna." "I know. But aren't you uncomfortable? You haven't changed your clothes since you went out." "It's okay. I'm comfortable like this. Is that why you came?" Anna nodded. "T-Then I'm going to rest. Don't let anyone in." "Understood." Anna gave a strange smile and left the room. '……It's a little embarrassing.' But it was a very, very important scene! The story after the bed broke was in full swing! After subtly listening for sounds outside, I took out Akītus again. The flow was interrupted, but I was able to concentrate right away. Because it was a scene that I couldn't help but concentrate on. 'W-Wow……. C-Covering her eyes……. Huh? You can share grapes like that……!' I definitely paid to read it to the end, but it felt different when I saw it again. It's new every time I see it! It's thrilling! 15+ is the best! That's when it happened. Knock, knock, the door opened with a knock. "Lu一." "Don't come in!" I shouted without taking my eyes off the book. Don't disturb me! It's a very important scene right now! The male lead is seducing heroine unnie by tying a ribbon with a cherry stem! I hurriedly turned the page. * * * "……." Duke Paeraton stood frozen in the doorway. Don't come in. It was the first time he had heard those words from his daughter. "No, don't even come in? What is she doing?" Marquis Tarenka urged the Duke. "She was…… reading a book." "A book? Not a letter?" "It was a book." "……It's a relief, but my daughter received a letter from some rascal and read it over and over again, not coming out of her room. It wasn't even a love letter, just a business letter." "……." Duke Paeraton closed his mouth. At that moment, Zeon, Ares, and Ixion were seen approaching. "What are you doing? Standing in front of this." Ixion asked bluntly. It was the moment Ares opened the door. "I said don't disturb me?!" A sharp voice was heard. "Cotton ball?" "Close the door!" At that fierce command, Ares closed the door without realizing it. "Cotton ball, my cotton ball……." "……What on earth happened to my sister?" Ares asked Duke Paeraton and Marquis Tarenka, but neither of them knew. Zeon stared at the door endlessly, like a puppy waiting for its owner to come out. What's the point of moving the empire's economy with one hand or having such a powerful force that he's called a one-man army? He can't even open the door and has to wait at the youngest's one word, 'Close the door!' The five men sat slumped in front of the youngest's room with gloomy faces. * * * A few days later. I went to the Imperial Palace for the waterworks project. A management bureau for the water control project was set up in Tor Melang Palace, one of the outer palaces of the Imperial Palace. I signed all the approval documents that had come up and stretched. Thanks to the capable Empress already having screened the personnel, the project was progressing smoothly compared to its scale. People who had expressed reluctance because of my young age changed their attitude as soon as they found out that I was the head of Ansur's merchant guild. I was glad that everyone was capable and had flexible thinking. 'Well, that's probably why they caught the eye of Her Majesty the Empress.' I looked at the clock. 'There's still some time left until the meeting. Then一.' I took out the Akītus I had brought. Ever since I had a hard time drawing abilities urgently without Akītus when I was young, I had always been carrying it around. 'A fun reading time using the break!' In fact, I had already read to the end of the summoned part that day and even re-read it, but I kept thinking about it whenever I had a chance. It's fun no matter how many times I read it! 'Should I just get all the additional rewards and buy it to the end?' That would only be possible if Cash came out of the additional rewards. As soon as I opened Akītus, a notification window popped up. [Would you like to extract the ability of the heroine in the 〈Novel〉 using the trait 〈Rush and Cash〉?] "I said I wouldn't." My ability slots were already full because I was trying so hard to bring Seed from the Demon World. If I summoned one more ability, I would have to discard one of the abilities I currently had. [You said you were summoning it not because of the 15+ content but because of the ability, right?] Ah. It was a piercing question, unlike the devil. "T-There's a lesson in this novel even if I don't summon the ability! Just learning that lesson is like gaining a new ability!" [What kind of lesson is it?] "Uh, um, let's carry 5000 gold in our pockets in case we need it someday! ……Or something?" […….] "Ugh! Let me read the book! Why are you being so picky?" I pushed the message window away and focused on the book. Today, our heroine unnie was showing off her skilled dating skills again. 'Unnie, how do you kiss so naturally?' Just you wait. Next time I meet Seed, I'm going to show him a fiery kiss too! I'm going to eat grapes with him too! The whole bunch! * * * When it was time for the meeting, Ruatisha left the office with a regretful heart. The empty office was silent for a moment, and then the tightly closed door opened slightly. Peek. Round, curled red hair was seen, followed by a face with still chubby cheeks. Camellia Poshette carefully checked that no one was in the office and stepped inside. "Hmph!" 'Ruatisha is my rival.' It had been like that since she was young. She was the only one of the same age among the young ladies who participated in the dawn festival in the same year, and since then, she had competed in everything, from dressmakers to jewelers to high society. 'There's no way the Saintess can interfere now.' She was too disappointed in Ruatisha for acknowledging the Saintess, who had nothing but the power of Pasa, as a rival. 'If I let her know what kind of person I am, she'll change her mind even now.' Of course, she has no intention of interfering with the waterworks project. It would harm people if something went wrong. 'I'm going to find a flaw in the waterworks project plan and tell her in a cool way!' Then it will help people and Ruatisha will see her again. No, is she just going to see her again? 'Since I caught Ruatisha's mistake, I'm the winner!' Camellia smiled pleasantly and investigated the desk. 'There's nothing special…….' Even if I look at the difficult content, I won't understand it. Camellia opened the desk drawer. And found something familiar. 'This is…….' It was a book that Ruatisha had always carried around since she was young.